FILM/TV EXPERIENCE

Editor • Co-Producer • Co-Writer
“THE LULU SESSIONS”, OO Media, dir. S. Casper Wong, 84mins, Completed April 2011
Lulu is a cancer research scientist who is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and this is an unlikely love story
with her best friend, Casper, who films the last 15 months of her life. Recipient of one of largest NYSCA grants
for film in 2010. To date screened at over 13 film festivals with 5 best doc, emerging filmmaker and audience
awards. www.thelulusessionsfilm.com

Editor • Co-Producer • Co-Writer
“GIRL WITH BLACK BALLOONS”, dir. Corinne van der Borch, 59mins, Completed May 2010
An elderly artist and resident of the famed Chelsea Hotel for the past 40 years, Bettina has a body of work
potentially worthy of MOMA but it has never left her studio. The filmmaker attempts to unveil the life of one of
New York’s last true eccentrics. World premiere at Edinburgh Film Festival 2010 – chosen Best of Fest.
Winner of Grand Jury Prize at DocNYC 2011. www.girlwithblackballoons.com

Producer • Editor
DAN RATHER REPORTS for HDnet
Weekly one-hour investigative news magazine series. Five minute to one-hour segments. Oct 2009-present
Front Page Awards 2010 (Newswomens Club of NY)
Television-In-Depth Reporting: “Pornland”, Dan Rather Reports
Television-Feature: Dan Rather Reports, HDNet, “Price of an Afghan Bride”
Women’s eNews: Named one of “21 leaders for the 21st Century” 2011 for work on “Pornland”
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award 2011: “Price of an Afghan Bride”
Additional Editor
“TIBET IN SONG”, Guge Productions, 85mins
Director and former Tibetan political prisoner, Ngawang Choephel, tells a story of beauty, pain, brutality and
resilience, introducing Tibet to the world in a way never before seen on film. Sundance Film Festival 2009.
www.tibetinsong.com

Co-Editor
“BLAST!”, Paul Devlin Productions, 74mins, Completed May 2008
Astrophysics Indiana Jones style. Documentary following a group of cosmologists who send one of the most
powerful telescopes ever created on a NASA high-altitude balloon from the Arctic poles in an attempt to discover
how the universe evolved. Festival highlights include: Hot Docs, Sheffield. International broadcast on BBC
Storyville, Discovery Canada, PBS, et al. www.blastthemovie.com

Field Producer
“AM I NORMAL?” for the BBC, Liberty Bell Productions
Four-part documentary series on the psychology of human behavior. addressing Sexuality, Body Image,
Spirituality, and Addiction. Researched, designed, and coordinated all elements of a two-week U.S. shoot for a
London-based producer/director and crew. April-May 2007

Editor
“EDITH & JENNY”, Tamar Rogoff Performance Projects
Triptych video installation fusing dance and film for dance performance with Claire Danes and Ariel Rogoff-
Flavin. Performed at P.S.122, Jan-Feb 2007

Assistant Editor
“THE AUDITION” for THE METROPOLITAN OPERA, Susan Froemke Productions
Feature-length documentary on the National Council Auditions, the “American Idol” of the opera world.
Premiered theatrically in April 2009. Broadcast on PBS. Dec 2006-Dec 2008

Assistant Editor
“ADDICTION” – HBO Documentaries
Assisted two editors and worked directly with producers on segments of the collaborative film project “Addiction”,
which enlisted renowned filmmakers such as Barbara Kopple, Albert Maysles/Susan Froemke, and DA
Pennebaker to explore new developments in understanding substance abuse. July 2006-Jan 2007

Associate Producer
“LIVING OLD” for PBS-FRONTLINE, Mead Street Films
A portrait of the societal consequences of America’s new longevity through the eyes of the oldest old (85+) and
their caregivers. Also served as assistant editor. Oct 2005-June 2006

Associate Producer
“THE O.J. VERDICT” for PBS-FRONTLINE, Ofra Bikel Productions
Race and justice in this country’s reaction to the O.J. Simpson trial verdict, both then and now on its ten-year
anniversary. Also served as assistant editor May-Oct 2005

Associate Producer
“THE NEW ASYLUMS” for PBS-FRONTINE, Mead Street Films
Winner of the 2005 Robert F. Kennedy Grand Prize journalism award. Examines the fate of those suffering with
mental illness in U.S. jails and prisons. Also served as assistant editor. Oct 2004-May 2005

Director • Camera • Editor
“GRUPO AFROCUBA DE MATANZAS”, Havana and Matanzas, Cuba
Developed and filmed documentary on Afro-Cuban folkloric troupe. Work-in-progress Dec 2003-May 2004

Post Production Assistant • Assistant Editor
THIS OLD HOUSE, ASK THIS OLD HOUSE, INSIDE THIS OLD HOUSE, FIND!, This Old House Productions
Assembled programs, created graphic and packaging elements, mixed ssound and provided general postproduction support. Supervised five assistant editors. Aug–Dec 2003

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Assistant Editor 2003-2007
“Battle of the X-Planes” for PBS-NOVA, WGBH-Boston
“The Undertaking” for PBS-Frontline, Mead Street Films
“To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports” for ABCNews, PJ Productions
“The Elegant Universe” for PBS-NOVA, WGBH-Boston
“Origins” for PBS-NOVA, WGBH-Boston
“Search for the Ancient Superhuman” for National Geographic, John Rubin Productions
“They Made America” for PBS-American Experience, WGBH-Boston
“The War that Made America” for PBS, Ben Loeterman Productions
“Princess House”, 20-minute industrials in Spanish and English; Geovision, Inc.
Associate Producer 2001-2002
“Animals in Action” for The History Channel, Big House Productions
“This Week in History” for The History Channel, Big House Productions

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Managing Director • Assistant Artistic Director
The Brazilian Cultural Center of New England, Cambridge, MA
Designed, coordinated, and conducted multi-faceted cultural programs to promote art forms of Brazil, Caribbean
and West Africa. Co-produced and performed in cultural presentations throughout New England.1998-2001

EDUCATION
B.S. Degree in Zoology, minors in Studio Art & German (magna cum laude)
The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. May 1996

“Directing the Documentary”
Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television, San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Feb 2004

VIDEO/COMPUTER
AVID, FINAL CUT PRO, Adobe PhotoShop, After Effects, FileMaker Pro, PC and Mac platforms, HD and
general A/V troubleshooting

LANGUAGES/INTERESTS
Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German - working knowledge
Philosophy of Mind, Dance, Percussion/Drum, Extensive travel in Central America, Cuba, Brazil and Europe